Improved Button Relocator

2011-12-30T03:11:00.000-05:00

I decided to take the time to redo my earlier script, since I had learned a little bit more about how classes work. I also added some very basic error handling. This makes the code, from what I can see, a little longer, but also makes it much more organized and easier to understand.
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import os
class error:
def __init__(self):
print 'Something went wrong, PEBKAC'
class order:
def __init__(self, side, left, center, right):
self.side = side
self.left = left
self.center = center
self.right = right
order.side = raw_input('Buttons on the (left) or (right?)')
order.left = raw_input('Which button furthest to the left? (close), (min), or (max)')
order.center = raw_input('Which button in the center? (close), (min), or (max)')
order.right = raw_input('Which button furthest to the right? (close), (min), or (max)')
if order.side == 'left':
if order.left == 'close':
if order.center == 'min':
if order.right == 'max':
os.system('gconftool-2 --type string --set /apps/metacity/general/button_layout "close,minimize,maximize:menu"')
else:
error()
elif order.center == 'max':
if order.right == 'min':
os.system('gconftool-2 --type string --set /apps/metacity/general/button_layout "close,maximize,minimize:menu"')
else:
error()
elif order.left == 'min':
if order.center == 'max':
if order.right == 'close':
os.system('gconftool-2 --type string --set /apps/metacity/general/button_layout "minimize,maximize,close:menu"')
else:
error()
elif order.center == 'close':
if order.right == 'max':
os.system('gconftool-2 --type string --set /apps/metacity/general/button_layout "minimize,close,maximize:menu"')
else:
error()
elif order.left == 'max':
if order.center == 'close':
if order.right == 'min':
os.system('gconftool-2 --type string --set /apps/metacity/general/button_layout "maximize,close,minimize:menu"')
else:
error()
elif order.center == 'min':
if order.right == 'close':
os.system('gconftool-2 --type string --set /apps/metacity/general/button_layout "maximize,minimize,close:menu"')
else:
error()
else:
error()
if order.side == 'right':
if order.left == 'close':
if order.center == 'min':
if order.right == 'max':
os.system('gconftool-2 --type string --set /apps/metacity/general/button_layout "menu:close,minimize,maximize"')
else:
error()
elif order.center == 'max':
if order.right == 'min':
os.system('gconftool-2 --type string --set /apps/metacity/general/button_layout "menu:close,maximize,minimize"')
else:
error()
elif order.left == 'min':
if order.center == 'max':
if order.right == 'close':
os.system('gconftool-2 --type string --set /apps/metacity/general/button_layout "menu:minimize,maximize,close"')
else:
error()
elif order.center == 'close':
if order.right == 'max':
os.system('gconftool-2 --type string --set /apps/metacity/general/button_layout "menu:minimize,close,maximize"')
else:
error()
elif order.left == 'max':
if order.center == 'close':
if order.right == 'min':
os.system('gconftool-2 --type string --set /apps/metacity/general/button_layout "menu:maximize,close,minimize"')
else:
error()
elif order.center == 'min':
if order.right == 'close':
os.system('gconftool-2 --type string --set /apps/metacity/general/button_layout "menu:maximize,minimize,close"')
else:
error()
else:
error()
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There, that's a little bit better, isn't it?

First Actual Coding Attempt

2011-11-15T19:19:00.000-05:00

I'm slowly learning Python, so I recently thought I would tackle a lesser known problem, in which the window buttons are on the left in Ubuntu. Here it is, in all of it's glory (not really)
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import os

os.system('clear')

print """

rules of this program

1) no duplicate buttons

2) all lowercase

3) do it right the first time so i don't have to do coding for errors

~TomAwezome

"""

leftOrRight = raw_input("(right) or (left)")

if leftOrRight == 'left':

first = raw_input("first button: (close), (minimize), or (maximize)?")

if first == 'close':

second = raw_input("second button: (close), (minimize), or (maximize)?")

if second == 'minimize':

third = raw_input("third button: (close, (minimize), or (maximize)?")

if third =='maximize':

os.system('gconftool-2 --type string --set /apps/metacity/general/button_layout "close,minimize,maximize:menu"')

elif second == 'maximize':

third = raw_input("third button: (close, (minimize), or (maximize)?")

if third == 'minimize':

os.system('gconftool-2 --type string --set /apps/metacity/general/button_layout "close,maximize,minimize:menu"')

if first == 'minimize':

second = raw_input("second button: (close), (minimize), or (maximize)?")

if second == 'maximize':

third = raw_input("third button: (close, (minimize), or (maximize)?")

if third =='close':

os.system('gconftool-2 --type string --set /apps/metacity/general/button_layout "minimize,maximize,close:menu"')

elif second == 'close':

third = raw_input("third button: (close, (minimize), or (maximize)?")

if third == 'maximize':

os.system('gconftool-2 --type string --set /apps/metacity/general/button_layout "minimize,close,maximize:menu"')

if first == 'maximize':

second = raw_input("second button: (close), (minimize), or (maximize)?")

if second == 'minimize':

third = raw_input("third button: (close, (minimize), or (maximize)?")

if third =='close':

os.system('gconftool-2 --type string --set /apps/metacity/general/button_layout "maximize,minimize,close:menu"')

elif second == 'close':

third = raw_input("third button: (close, (minimize), or (maximize)?")

if third == 'minimize':

os.system('gconftool-2 --type string --set /apps/metacity/general/button_layout "maximize,close,minimize:menu"')

if leftOrRight == 'right':

first = raw_input("first button: (close), (minimize), or (maximize)?")

if first == 'close':

second = raw_input("second button: (close), (minimize), or (maximize)?")

if second == 'minimize':

third = raw_input("third button: (close, (minimize), or (maximize)?")

if third =='maximize':

os.system('gconftool-2 --type string --set /apps/metacity/general/button_layout "menu:close,minimize,maximize"')

elif second == 'maximize':

third = raw_input("third button: (close, (minimize), or (maximize)?")

if third == 'minimize':

os.system('gconftool-2 --type string --set /apps/metacity/general/button_layout "menu:close,maximize,minimize"')

if first == 'minimize':

second = raw_input("second button: (close), (minimize), or (maximize)?")

if second == 'maximize':

third = raw_input("third button: (close, (minimize), or (maximize)?")

if third =='close':

os.system('gconftool-2 --type string --set /apps/metacity/general/button_layout "menu:minimize,maximize,close"')

elif second == 'close':

third = raw_input("third button: (close, (minimize), or (maximize)?")

if third == 'maximize':

os.system('gconftool-2 --type string --set /apps/metacity/general/button_layout "menu:minimize,close,maximize"')

if first == 'maximize':

second = raw_input("second button: (close), (minimize), or (maximize)?")

if second == 'minimize':

third = raw_input("third button: (close, (minimize), or (maximize)?")

if third =='close':

os.system('gconftool-2 --type string --set /apps/metacity/general/button_layout "menu:maximize,minimize,close"')

elif second == 'close':

third = raw_input("third button: (close, (minimize), or (maximize)?")

if third == 'minimize':

os.system('gconftool-2 --type string --set /apps/metacity/general/button_layout "menu:maximize,close,minimize"')

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There, that wasn't so bad. And it only took me about 2 hours to code!